The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-08
AN UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR.

Most of our readers are probably al
ready in possession of the main facts
concerning the tragedy which occurred
at Moran on Thursday evening of last
week and which resulted in the death
ofW. L. Allard, of this place, at the
hand of w. S. Samuel, Moran druggist
The facts in the case are briefly these
Some three weeks ago Mr.. Ingersoll,
the editor of the Moran Herald, was
badly burned, and employed Mr.. Sam.
uel to conduct his paper for him pend
ing his recovery. Last week Mr.. Sam
uel wrote and published in the Herald
the following item:
We noticed W. l.. Allarl, of lola, ION our
streets Tuesday. This is the same man who
lived here about year ago and succeeded in
beating our business men out of various
amounts from 10 cents to five dollars. We have
seen great many "ornery cusses'' but we
think that Allard takes the bakery. Mr.. Heck
cannot expect his interest to thrive under such
an agent
Mr.. Allard was still in Moran when
the paper came out, and he went to
Samuel's store and asked him if he was
responsible for the item. Samuel re-
piled that he was, whereupon Allard
said, "Well, that's all right, and went
out. Soon after he left two or three of
Samuel's friends came in and told him
that he had better look out or Allard
would "thump" him. At the usual
time Samuel started to 20 to supper at
Spawr's restaurant. Allard was sitting
near the restaurant and when he saw
Samuel coming he gotup and walked
toward him. They met at Matthews
Bros. store door and samuel started to
enter the store when Allard said to
him. samuel, you are dirty
and you've got to fight" Samuel re-
piled that he didn't want to fight and
would not. Allard said "You've got
to-" and struck him on the face. Sam
uel drew a revolver and told Allard to
stand back or he would shoot him.
Alfard threw open his coat and said
tauntingly, "Shoot! Shoot! You
coward, you wouldn't shoot nothing"
He then either struck him again or
iunged against him for Samuel was
pushed against the glass front of the
store and broke out one of the panes.
The two men then clinched, Allard
trying to get possession of the revolver
which Samuel still held in his hand.
They soon got out into the
street where after q short struggle
shot was fired and Allard fell mortality
wounded. He was carried into store
and physician summoned, when it
was found that the bullet had entered
about two inches above the navel and
passed entirely through the body, lodg-
ing against the spinal column. The
victim was conscious for some time and
sent messages to his wife and children
but death ensued about two hours after
the shooting occurred. Samuel gave
himself up at once and was held at
Moran until the following day when a
corsner's inquest was held, the jury
finding the facts substantially as above
stated and that the killing was felon-
ious. The prisoner was then brought
to lola and lodged in the county jail. |
His preliminary examination was be-
gun on Tuesday before Judge Christy
and is still in progress as we go to
press Thursday afternoon. The gen.
eral opinion is that he will be bound
over to the District Court, but will
probably be allowed bail.
The funeral of w. L. Allard, the
victim of the affray, was held Satur-